According to @CNBC, select retail stocks on its Best Stocks list are flagged as potential breakout candidates as the 2025 holiday shopping season begins, as reported in a Nov 28, 2025 post by CNBC. CNBC states the thesis is tied to the start of holiday shopping but the post does not disclose specific tickers and points readers to a linked article, according to the same CNBC post. For traders, CNBC frames these retail names as near-term momentum setups into the holiday window, based on the CNBC post. CNBC does not reference any cryptocurrency market impact in the post, according to the same CNBC source.